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“Europe can do a lot to support SMEs.” Interview with MEP Lara Comi

April 8th, 2014 | by Giovanni COLLOT

With a seat at the European Parliament since 2009, Lara Comi is the youngest MEP of the EPP group. Vocal

“Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are the Best of the Best” A Selection of MEP quotes

April 1st, 2014 | by Pieter CRANENBROEK

The number of immigrant entrepreneurs in Europe is growing and in many European countries the self-employment rate among immigrants is

“May 2014: A Choice Of Direction For The EU” Interview With Ska Keller MEP

March 26th, 2014 | by Christina WEGNER

Ska Keller is the European Green’s candidate for the presidency of the European Commission and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee EU-Turkey. She spoke to UNITEE about the future of the EU and EU-Turkey relations.

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“Good planning is everything!” Interview with Austrian MEP Paul Rübig

March 18th, 2014 | by Mareike TRULL

Mr Paul Rübig has been a Member of the European Parliament for the EPP since 1996. Having been an entrepreneur

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“We should highlight the importance of migrant enterprises.” Interview with MEP Gunnar Hökmark

March 13th, 2014 | by Frida GÖTESKOG

Gunnar Hökmark is a Swedish MEP from the European People’s Party and a member of the Committee on Economic and

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Definitioner

Single Market

It enables EU citizens with “four freedoms”: free movement of people, goods, services and capital in all 28 Member States. (Similar to Internal Market)

Enlargement

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, enlargement was made a core EU priority. As of 2014, the EU is now composed of 28 Member States after seven successful rounds of enlargement. Five candidate countries have yet to become members: Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

SMEs

The category of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is made up of enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million euro.

absolute majority (absolute majority voting)

An absolute majority in the European Parliament means a majority of the members who comprise Parliament. In its present configuration (with 751 MEPs), the threshold for an absolute majority is 376 votes.

New Europeans

People with a migrant background, who live and work in a European country and, in most cases, do not intend to go back to their country of origin. Their future is, rather, in Europe

MEP

Member of the European Parliament. The MEPs are your representatives at the EU level. They adopt EU legislations and the budget. You elect them for a period of 5 years. The next election is in May 2014.

Internal Market

The geographical area across the EU where you are free to live, work, study, do business or retire… Thanks to this single market, you can also enjoy, from home, a wide variety of goods and services coming from all over Europe.

Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneur)

A person who operates a business and takes on many risks to do so. Entrepreneurs are also innovators, coming up with new ideas and interesting solutions. New companies create more than 4 million new jobs in Europe every year.

UNITEE

UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals with a migrant background, most of them of Turkish descent, and whom we refer to as ‘New Europeans’. http://www.unitee.eu/

Eurovoices

“Europe can do a lot to support SMEs.” Interview with MEP Lara Comi

Eurovoices

“Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are the Best of the Best” A Selection of MEP quotes

Eurovoices

“May 2014: A Choice Of Direction For The EU” Interview With Ska Keller MEP

Eurovoices

“Good planning is everything!” Interview with Austrian MEP Paul Rübig

Eurovoices

“We should highlight the importance of migrant enterprises.” Interview with MEP Gunnar Hökmark

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